Finding Aid to the Yuen Ren Chao student notes on lectures given by George Sarton, 1916-1918.Publisher:American Institute of Physics Niels Bohr Library & Archives Encoding Information:Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Melanie J. Brown in 2007. Any revisions made to this finding aid occurred as part of the editing and encoding process. Finding aid is written in English Description of the CollectionRepository:American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives. Title and dates of collection:Yuen Ren Chao student notes on lectures given by George Sarton, 1916-1918. Papers created by:Chao, Yuen Ren, Size of collection:0.25 linear feet Short description of collection:Lecture notes taken by physics student Yuen Ren Chao. Language(s) of material:English Selected Search TermsThese papers have been indexed in the International Catalog of Sources for History of Physics and Allied Sciences (ICOS) using the following terms. Those seeking related materials should search under these terms. Biographical NoteYuen Ren Chao (1892-1982) was a Chinese physicist and linguist. After studying physics and mathematics at Cornell, he earned his doctorate in philosophy at Harvard, and began teaching mathematics at Cornell. In 1920 he returned to China to teach mathematics. An engagement to serve as interpreter to Bertrand Russell during his lecture tour in China rekindled an old interest in Chinese dialects, and prompted a decision to devote himself to the study of Chinese linguistics. For the next five years he studied linguistics in America and Europe, returning to China in 1925 to teach Chinese phonology. Scope and Contents of CollectionThis collection consists of notes taken by Yuen Ren Chao on lectures given by George Sarton at Harvard University in two courses, history of science and history of physics. Organization and Arrangement of CollectionThis collection is organized into a single series:
Access to CollectionResearchers must have an approved access application on file in order to access archival materials. http://www.aip.org/history/nbl/access.html. Restrictions on Use of CollectionProvenance and Acquisition InformationReceived from Y. R. Chao in 1964. Processing InformationThis collection was processed by Lara D'Agaro in 2007. Preferred Citation of CollectionBox [number], Folder [number], Yuen Ren Chao student notes on lectures given by George Sarton. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, College Park, MD 20740, USA. Container List
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